IMPROVED: 301 



beft Thing that can be applied to a Burn or Scald in heft Cure 

 Human Bodies, provided the fame be ufed immedi-^.°^^^^^^^ 

 ately, and before the Scarf-skin be raifed into a Blif- g^^g^^l^^ 

 ter ; for it will preferve that Skin from coming off, ' 



and entirely take away the Complaint. But if the 

 Cuticula or Scarf-skin be raifed by Serum or watry 

 Humour under it, it fhould reft there a proper Time, 

 and then be let out, the Skin taken away, and the 

 Blifter healed with Melilot Plaiftcr, in the common 

 Way ; for there is little Difference whether a Blifter 

 be raifed by actual or potential Fire, only the firft 

 h quicker and fmarter ; but one and the fame Ma- 

 nagement v/ill ferve for the Cure of either, when 

 the outward Skin is come off. And as to what the 

 common People fay of Fire being in, or Fire being 

 out of the Part, 'tis a Pack of Nonfenfe : For if 

 they'll only have a little Patience, and drefs with 

 common Melilot Plaifter, the Inflammation, which 

 they term Fire, will go off by a Difcharge of Serous 

 and other Humours from fuch fuperficial Wounds. 



If the Burn be exceeding violent, fo that the The green 

 Horfe's Hide is much fcorched, I cannot warrant Ointmenr 

 that the Spirit of Wine, i^c. will be of fo great ^'^en'' ^'''^ 

 Avail, by Reafon the very Skin is burnt as it were 

 to a Cinder. Therefore in fuch Cafe you muft ap- 

 ply the com.mon green Ointment prefcrib'd, [p. 283.) 

 pretty thick and warm upon Tow, . and in fome rea- 

 fonable Time the Efchar or thick Scab upon the 

 Wound will feparate. After which continue the 

 fame Dreffings 'till the Part affedled be well, and 

 then there is no doubt but 'tis cured, as I told Cap- 

 tain Burdon by his Turnep-Poultis. 



If the Horfe be Feverifh, I mean, if he has a Bleeding, 

 Symptomatic Fever from the Pain and Infl?mmation Clyllers, 

 of the Burn, then he ftiould be bled, and have Ciyf- ^},'e?nfi?i 

 ters to cool him, and whaifoever he drinks fhould j^j'^j-j^j^ ^'' * 

 be a little warm'd. 



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